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Level: B1

Abstract vs Concrete Nouns — Practice

Tell apart concrete nouns (things you can sense — see, touch, hear, taste, smell) from abstract nouns (ideas, feelings, and qualities). Includes the simple “five senses” test and 50 examples in a matching game. Click any word to hear it.

📝 Nouns unit · lesson 10 of 14 ⏱ about 12 minutes 🔊 every example has audio

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  • Concrete Nouns
  • Spaghetti – Concrete
  • Muffins – Concrete
  • Perfume – Concrete
  • Book – Concrete
  • Room – Concrete
  • Pen – Concrete
  • Teacher – Concrete
  • Boy – Concrete
  • Car – Concrete
  • Dentist – Concrete
  • Firefighter – Concrete
  • Man – Concrete
  • Alex – Concrete
  • Cake – Concrete
  • Fruit – Concrete
  • Keys – Concrete
  • Mountain – Concrete
  • Flower – Concrete
  • Bear – Concrete
  • Niagara Falls – Concrete
  • Pie – Concrete
  • Tornado – Concrete
  • Ranch – Concrete
  • Milk – Concrete
  • Chair – Concrete
  • Abstract Nouns
  • Prettiness – Abstract
  • Pleasure – Abstract
  • Annoyance – Abstract
  • Skill – Abstract
  • Communication – Abstract
  • Love – Abstract
  • Education – Abstract
  • Beauty – Abstract
  • Truth – Abstract
  • Kindness – Abstract
  • Anger – Abstract
  • Courage – Abstract
  • Depression – Abstract
  • Freedom – Abstract
  • Energy – Abstract
  • Ideas – Abstract
  • Luck – Abstract
  • Childhood – Abstract
  • Belief – Abstract
  • Bravery – Abstract
  • Loyalty – Abstract
  • Happiness – Abstract
  • Wisdom – Abstract
  • Hope – Abstract
  • Justice – Abstract